THEY were the men behind one of the biggest concerts in pop history.

When Bob Geldof and Midge Ure masterminded Live Aid back in 1985 the event drew an audience of 1.9 billion people around the world.

Now, 30 years on, the duo are preparing to share a stage once again – in front of revellers at next year’s CarFest.

Both musicians have signed up to perform at next summer’s event in Laverstoke Park, which raised more than £1.5m for Children In Need earlier this year.

Geldof, 63, will take to the stage with his band The Boomtown Rats on the festival’s opening night, Friday, 28 August, with former Ultravox frontman Ure on the bill on Sunday, 30 August.

They hit the headlines again this week when they announced they would be releasing a new version of Band Aid charity single Do They Know It’s Christmas for victims of the ebola crisis.

They are part of a star-studded line-up across the action-packed three-day festival, which is also set to include sets from festival favourite Seasick Steve, The Feeling, Level 42, Sophie Ellis- Bextor and Texas.

And in keeping with the name, plenty of the world’s fastest and most expensive cars will also be on show, with some taking to the track in adrenalinepumping races.

BBC Radio 2 DJ Chris Evans is the brains behind the festival, which will be celebrating its fourth year next summer, with help from entertainment planners Brand Events.

A spokesman for the company hinted that even more big names will be added to the line-up in the coming months.

She told the Andover Advertiser: “There is still a lot more to be confirmed over the next few months and with Chris involved you never really know what might happen!

“It’s a brilliant event. The amazing thing is the atmosphere and people who come to it are really amazing people.

“It’s brilliant the support we get and how much the residents love having us there.”

Tickets for CarFest went on sale last Friday – and were snapped up by car and music lovers in less than 40 minutes.

That came after villagers in Overton and Laverstoke got their hands on 2,400 earlybird tickets, which went on sale two days before the public release.

But those wanting a slice of the action will get a second chance at getting their hands on a ticket early next year when another batch goes on general sale.

For more information on the festival visit carfest.org.